I was so incredibly sleepy today after classes ended. This was likely due to the weather, or perhaps it is related to my less-than-pure diet. In any case, I had to take a one-hour nap before my private lesson student arrived this evening. It is one of those days where time has flown by. It’s already almost midnight and there is still so much to do before I hit the hay! Projects will be left incomplete for now, as I really do need some shut eye.

Today I ate:

green smoothie
Asian slaw
avocado with ruccula leaves and apple cider vinegar
tomato sauce with veggie pasta
avocado cacao pudding with coconut (was so good last night too!)
coffee (needed a boost at train station. Not the best method, I do know…)

I spent the better part of today doing things I would rather not be doing, such as house cleaning, grocery shopping, preparing a job application, and correct papers. It’s ridiculous how far I am behind!

Today I had:

HUGE green smoothie
mango
olives
broccoli, cucumber and humus
white wine
wheatgrass drink
cacao pudding (avocado, agave, coconut flakes, vanilla)

Well, what happened yesterday boiled down to a lack of preparation and a general degradation in judgment. I had intended to return home from Yokohama to shower and eat before heading back out to Shinjuku to meet for a Hilton Hotel shindig, but my to-do list in Kanagawa took longer than I thought, and my friend called to alert me of a change in meeting time - earlier. Rather than waste at least 90min. going home, I thought I’d head straight out to the Big Mikan.

Everything went well until departure and I had a wonderful time. Yes, drank way too much, and yes, stayed raw, but I do believe I needed more sustenance before imbibing all that liquid and losing control…. By the time I was back at my station, and I saw those golden arches, that was it. Doomed. Incidentally, my roommate was in line to by ice cream (he’d recently sworn off dairy), so I guess we all have our moments.

I guess I really craved the fat and carbs to absorb all the lovely wine I had gulped back. I say that because physically I didn’t feel so bad today. Sure, extremely hung over and guilt-stricken, but no tummy gurgling or the like. McDonald’s is not famous for high fibre content in its foods, but I went about 5 times. Umm, or maybe I am just getting good at toxin elimination?

Today I ate well:

HUGE fruit smoothie
green salad (after I went out and got some greens)
a bit of brown rice and spinach
avocado and banana
mangos
dried fruit

Today I had:

huge green smoothie
banana
raisins
raw veggies with simple dressings
beer
about a gallon of wine
MacDonald’s French Fries and fish burger!!!!!!!

More on mishap in tomorrow’s entry.

I had a makeup class in addition to my regular classes. Not an exciting day, but rather busy. The day flew by!

Today I had:

green smoothie
green salad with avocado
mango
raisins
warm curried soup (with cooked lentils)
warm miso soup with spinach and a little brown rice
banana ice cream with nuts
red wine

I didn’t have to work today so I stayed indoors in my sanctuary of multiple air conditioners and worked on some preparation I have to complete for this Saturday’s job interview. Of course, now I am really far behind in correcting blogs, papers, and the like, but I probably would have found some way to procrastinate otherwise.

I am amazed at how much faster things go off in the warmth and humidity. I had to chuck out some fruit and waited too long (got hungry too fast) to go for a trip to the grocery store, and ended up having a bowl of my roommate’s delicious, sprouted brown rice. There are most definitely worse cooked foods I could consume, and the rice made me full nourished, but I also felt very lethargic afterward. It’s obviously dangerous for me to be hungry with no fresh raw foods around. I guess I will have to start shopping daily, and buy smaller amounts. Ugh, not looking forward to that in this heat.

By the way, despite the post rice consumption lethargy, I feel pretty good today. I notice that I’ve had a lot less fat than usual and wonder if there’s a connection.

Today I had:

green smoothie (triple dose)
brown rice with nori flakes (seaweed)
carrots and broccoli with guacamole
MonaVie
pineapple
mango
red wine

Finished reading a great podcasting book on public transportation to and from work today called “Promoting your podcast” by Jason Van Orden. I usually find books in this genre full of unnecessary  padding, but this one was concise and full stuff that was new to me. Would love to start doing some sort of show related to raw food in the future… So many ideas, so little time.

Rainy season hit full blast today, but I made the mistake of taking my roommate’s umbrella on my way out, and while at the skin doctor’s, someone took it. Now I have to buy him a new one. Drat! Definitely not worth investing in umbrellas in this country.

The doctor gave me some meds for my hands and feet (I’m fungi-prone this time of year) but actually, I haven’t really been displaying any symptoms - it’s more precautionary. The humidity rate gets so high here in summer that your skin is wet and pasty all the time. I absolutely hate it, and if I had more money I’d leave the country the moment classes ended!

With all he worry about the stupid umbrella, I forgot to go to physio for my shoulder, which is almost functional now, but still painful.

Today I had:

green smoothie
mangoes
greens with avocado
coffee (ahhhhh, I know!)
Asian slaw
spinach with humus
wheatgrass juice
dried apples
cacao banana nut ice cream